Columbian Exposition collectors may be interested in World’s Fair Auction #36, now open for preview. Online bidding closes on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The auction catalog can be viewed at: http://www.worldsfairauction.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi.
Lots 22 through 59 are items related to the 1893 World’s Fair, and include several products commemorating various building of the White City:
- a handsome powder jar made of milk glass and featuring a color image of an unusual vista of the Administration Building.
- a rare Parker Brothers “World’s Fair Picture Puzzle” complete with 23 large jigsaw pieces in original box.
- a hand-written letter from a visitor on October 19, 1893, on World’s Fair stationary.
- souvenir match safes, a glass bell, silk ribbons, postcards, and a paperweight.
- several badges and large assortment of medals, and more.
An Administration Building powder jar. [Photo courtesy of World’s Fair Auction.]
Parker Brothers World’s Fair Picture Puzzle. [Photo courtesy of World’s Fair Auction.]